The Edward King Centre at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, has announced a forthcoming short course on the law of liturgical ministry:

“The celebration of public prayer, worship and the sacraments are central tasks of the Church: previous gifts for the world with which she has been entrusted.  Part of the prayer for the Church in the Book of Common Prayer Service of Holy Communion is that her ministers may ‘rightly and duly administer’ God’s ‘holy sacraments’.

Teaching will present the body of Church Law which has evolved to ensure that the Church’s worship and celebration of the sacraments are indeed conducted appropriately, in keeping with her universal and local mission to proclaim the Gospel, avoiding cause for scandal, dissension and doubt.  It will also explore historical and contemporary debates about the laws on these matters and their interpretation.” Continue reading →